Brother International CS-6000/6000b/6000t/6000i Operation Manual - Page 5

CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 CONTENTS 3 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ..... 4 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 4 The main parts 4 Needle and presser foot section 4 Operation buttons 5 Operation panel 5 Flat bed attachment 5 ACCESSORIES 6 Optional accessories 6 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 7 Power supply precautions 7 Power supply 7 Foot controller 7 Sewing speed controller 8 (for models equipped with the start/stop button) ...... 8 Changing the needle stop position 8 THREADING THE MACHINE 9 Winding the bobbin 9 Lower threading 11 Upper threading 13 Drawing up the lower thread 15 REPLACING THE NEEDLE 16 Needle types and their uses 16 Checking the needle 17 Replacing the needle 17 Sewing with a twin needle 19 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT 20 Replacing the presser foot 20 Removing the presser foot holder 21 2. SEWING BASICS 22 SEWING 22 General sewing procedure 22 ADJUSTING THE STITCH LENGTH AND WIDTH 22 Selecting stitching 22 Starting to sew 23 Thread tension 25 USEFUL SEWING TIPS 25 Trial sewing 25 Changing the sewing direction 25 Sewing curves 26 Sewing thick fabrics 26 Sewing thin fabrics 26 Sewing stretch fabrics 26 Using a free-arm style 27 3. UTILITY STITCHES 28 OVERCASTING STITCHES 28 BASIC STITCHING 28 Basic stitching 28 BLIND HEM STITCHING 29 BUTTONHOLE SEWING 30 Button sewing 33 ZIPPER INSERTION 34 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE 35 Stretch stitching 35 Elastic attaching 35 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING 36 Appliqués 36 Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching 36 Piecing 37 Quilting 37 Free-motion quilting 38 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING 39 Triple stretch stitching 39 Bar tack stitching 40 DECORATIVE STITCHING 41 Fagoting 41 Scallop stitching 42 Smocking 42 Shell tuck stitching 43 Joining 43 Heirloom stitching 44 4. APPENDIX 45 STITCH SETTINGS 45 Utility stitches 45 MAINTENANCE 50 Restrictions on oiling 50 Precautions on storing the machine 50 Cleaning the machine surface 50 Cleaning the bobbin case 50 TROUBLESHOOTING 52 ERROR MESSAGES 55 Operation beep (for models equipped with the operation beep 55 INDEX 56 3